35.—l.

The high percentage of certificated teachers in the schools at the end of this year is due to the employment of assistants in place of probationary assistants. It will be seen, however, that there has been a steady decline in the number of uncertificated teachers who are also unlicensed, and in this connection it should be stated that a number of these teachers, although not the holders of teachers' certificates, are classified as technical-school teachers and teach technical subjects in junior high schools and departments.

Table L2.—Certificates held by Teachers in Primary Schools and Forms I and II of Junior High Schools and Departments as in December.

In 1932 84 per cent, of the total number of certificated teachers held certificates above Class D, an increase of 3 per cent, on the figure for the previous year.

Table L3. —Certificates held by Teachers in the Secondary Departments of District High Schools and Form III of Separate Junior High Schools.

The slight difference between the totals here and in Table H 3 is due to the fact that some teachers in these schools are classified as secondary- or technical-school teachers and are not the holders of teachers' certificates.

Table L4. —Certificates held by Teachers in Native Primary Schools. (Junior Assistant Teachers are excluded.*)

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1931. 1932. Class of Certificate. i — M. F. Total. M. F. Total. A ...... 39 5 44 40 7 47 B .. .. .. 697 407 1,104 774 462 1,236 C .. .. .. 1,172 2,255 3,427 1,339 2,687 4,026 D .. .. .. 259 799 1,058 234 742 976 E ...... 6 35 41 7 24 31 Total .. .. 2,173 3,501 5,674 2,394 3,922 6,316

1931. 1932. Class of Certificate. : — M. ; F. Total. M. F. Total. A .. . . .. 13 11 24 16 9 25 B .. .. . . 92 68 160 89 75 164 C ...... 16 9 25 11 9 20 D ...... 2 2 4 1 1 E Total .. .. 123 90 213 116 94 210

1931. 1932. Class of Certificate. — — M. F. Total. M. F. Total. A B ...... 11 5 16 11 6 17 C .. .. .. 40 36 76 42 40 82 D .. .. .. 26 22 48 23 24 47 E 1 1 1 1 Total certificated teachers .. 77 64 141 76 71 147 Uncertificated teachers .. 28 53 81 26 45 71 Grand total .. 105 117 222 102 116 218 * These assistants correspond to probationers in the primary schools.